Team USA To Go For Gold At World Masters Championships – USA Track & Field – News

By GRR 0

DAEGU, South Korea — After setting 10 world and 40 American age group records last month at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Team USA is set to go for gold at the World Masters Association Indoor Championships in Daegu, South Korea, beginning Sunday, March 19 and running until Saturday, March 25.

101 Americans are making the trip, and they will take on the world's best. 4,689 athletes representing 73 countries will compete in Daegu.

Team USA is making the journey to Daegu again expects to be among the top contenders both for individual and relay titles, as well as for overall medals. Competitors will display lifetime fitness and health regardless of age as the world's best masters track and field athletes. Events include the full range of runs, jumps, and throws.

Here is link to list of all Team USA competitors in Daegu with hometown, age, and events.

Daegu 2017: USA has Many of the World's Best Athletes

By Peter Taylor, MTF Announcer

On the heels of their world records at last month's USATF Masters Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, two superstars for the ages, Kathy Martin (65) of Northport, Long Island, NY, and Bob Lida (80), of Wichita, KS, will help lead a contingent of 101 US athletes scheduled to go to Daegu, South Korea, to compete in the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships later this month. Martin and Lida are in new age groups, but hurdler Derek Pye, 49, though at the upper end of his age group, also set a world mark in Albuquerque and is competing in Daegu. The meet opens March 19 and concludes March 25.

Some Top Guns Going to Daegu WMA Indoor Champs – by Mary Trotto, MTF Awards Co-Chair

First	Last	City	Sex	Events	Notables
Charles	Allie	Pittsburgh, PA	M65	60,200,400m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Cheryl	Bellaire	Wayne, PA	W55	400, 800, 1500, 3000m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Bill	Collins*	Houston, TX	M65	60m, 200m, 400m	Athlete of the Year
Robert	Cozens	Houston, TX	M60	60m 200, 400m	World Outdoor Champ
Antwon	Dussett	Peoria, IL	M40	60, 200m	2016 Age Group Athlete of the Year
Ray	Feick	Gilbertsville, PA	M85	Shot Put, Weight, Discus; Hammer; Javelin Throws	USATF Masters Hall of Fame
Kathleen	Frable	Ivins, UT	W70	400,3000, 3000RW, 5000RW, 10,000RW, 8KXC	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
William	Harvey	Glenbrook, NV	M70	Shot Put, Discus	WMA Outdoor Champion
Ben	James	Honeoye Falls, NY	M60	200, 400m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Lorraine	Jasper*	Birchrunville, PA	W55	400, 800, 1500m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Gloria	Krug*	New Oxford, PA	W85	Long Jump, triple jump, shot,weight throw	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Robert	Lida*	Wichita, KS	M80	60, 200, 400m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Kathryn	Martin*	Northport, NY	W65	800m ,1500m, 3000m & 8k Cross country	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
George	Mathews	Seattle, WA	M70	Shot, Weight and Hammer throws	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Bruce	Mcbarnette	Sterling, VA	M55	High Jump	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Marie-Louise	Michelsohn*	Stony Brook, NY	W75	200, 400, 800, 1500m	New Age Group
Terry	Parks	San Carlos, CA	M50	400m, High Jump, Pentathlon	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Gary	Patton	Rock Rapids, IA	M70	800, 1500, 3000m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Robert	Paulen	Dewey Beach, DE	M80	60m Hurdles, Long, Triple, High Jumps, Pentathlon	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Stefan	Petersson	Frisco, TX	M50	Javelin Throw	USATF Masters Outdoors Champion
Derek	Pye	Long Beach, CA	M45	60m Hurdles	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Orville	Rogers	Dallas, TX	M96	60m, 200, 400	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Jeferson	Souza	Miami, FL	M40	60m Hurdles, Pentathlon	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Robert	Thomas	Indianapolis, IN	M50	200, 400m	USATF Masters Indoors Champion
Joy	Upshaw*	Lafayette, CA	W55	60m, 60m Hurdles, Long Jump	2016 Age Group Athlete of the Year
Thaddeus	Wilson	Oxnard, CA	M65	60m, 60m hurdles, Long Jump	New Age Group
*denotes World record holder

Oldest Team USA Competitors

80	Robert Cozens	Houston, TX
80	Robert Lida	Wichita, KS
80	Robert Paulen	Dewey Beach, DE
85	Gloria Krug	New Oxford, PA
85	Ray Feick	Gilbertsville, PA

For the full release, please visit weinerpublic.com.

Source: Robert Weiner Associates and USATF Masters Media

Robert Weiner
USATF Masters Media Director
Cell: 202-329-1700 (reaches USA and South Korea)
Email: weinerpublic@comcast.net

author: GRR